Results of the 1996 Race and Ethnic Targeted Test - Table 1-4. Overview of Mail Return Responses by Panel for the Alaska Native Targeted Sample

Race	Panel description	Panel A	Panel B	Panel D
	Sequence >	Hispanic origin first	Hispanic origin first	Race first
	Multiracial category >	No	Yes	Yes
	Race instruction >	Mark one	Mark one	Mark one

Percent distribution of mail return responses

Total		100.0	100.0	100.0
White		12.6	17.0	19.1
Black		0.6	1.1	0.3
American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN)		79.4	65.3	69.7
Asian and Pacific Islander (API)		2.2	3.2	2.4
Other race		0.1	0.2	(z)
Reporting more than one race 1/		5.2	13.4	8.7
AIAN and White		3.6	4.5	3.9
AIAN and Black		0.1	(z)	0.1
AIAN and API		0.1	1.2	1.8
AIAN and "Other race," and AIAN and multiracial category 2/		0.8	6.0	1.3
AIAN and two or more other races, excluding Black and API		0.3	0.3	0.4
AIAN and two or more other races, including Black or API		(z)	0.3	0.5
Other than AIAN		0.1	1.1	0.5
ILLUSTRATIVE APPROACHES TO RACIAL CLASSIFICATION
Percent of mail return responses

AIAN - single race		79.4	65.3	69.7
AIAN - historical series 3/		84.1	76.1	75.3
AIAN - all inclusive 4/		84.4	77.6	77.8